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WorksheetsCMS Reflection Survey - 2nd March 2024
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is an ALfA teacher most likely to do when they find their students struggling?
She helps out her students with their queries
She provides hints and tips
She does a whole class presentation
She assigns them homework
She encourages students to find their own solutions
Which one of the following cannot be considered a Guiding Principle for ALfA?
Teacher as galvanizer
Paired learning
Teacher-centered and teacher-led learning process
Encouraging children to find their own solutions & not come up to the teacher
Children making their own questions
In ALfA, how should teachers communicate with their students? Select all that apply.
Praise the children who do well
Reprimand children when they don't do well
Neither praise nor reprimand children
Use language of encouragement for all
Appreciate every child's effort
In teaching numeracy, the primary reasons for using concrete objects include... (select all that apply).
Make the class interesting & enjoyable
Helps learners understand concepts more deeply
It's not important for children to learn how to write
So that children are distracted from Maths
When students are struggling, an ALfA teacher will... (select all that apply).
Tell them the answer
Give them hints/prompts but not tell them the answer
Do it for them
Suggest they try first on their own by working with their peers
Which diagram best represents the ALfA order for teaching literacy?
How does an ALfA teacher incorporate instant feedback in their classroom?
Have children raise their hands to answer
Give options to the entire class (verbally or in writing) and take a count of how many children got it right
Teacher takes follow-up actions immediately
Pick one or more children to answer
Examples of languages of encouragement include:
Good boy!
You are the best!
Thank you for helping your partner!
That was a good explanation!
I really appreciate the effort you made on this question.
How can one recognize an ALfA classroom? Select all that apply.
Children are working together in pairs
Even if the teacher walks out of the classroom, students remain engaged in learning
Children are making their own questions for each other
The teacher is at the front of the class and all the students are looking at him/her
Every child has their textbook open to the same page
What gaps in the current education system does ALfA most effectively address? (choose all that apply to your context)
21st century skills are not fully integrated
Many children do not learn well in present day classrooms
Many teachers feel overburdened and stressed
Learning is laborious & boring in many classrooms
What benefits do children gain from creating questions for each other instead of just solving worksheets? Select all that apply.
Children are more actively involved and interested
A worksheet is too difficult
No advantages
The process of making a question prompts thought and creativity
How does transaction of learning take place in an ALfA classroom?
Teacher explains and then assigns tasks to the children to work in groups or individually
Teacher avoids explaining concepts. Children learn concepts by themselves, working in pairs
Teacher explains the concepts first and then gives worksheets or homework
ALfA phonics includes (select all that apply):
focus on the sound a letter makes, rather than it's name
there's no need for children to understand what they are reading
encourage children to blend sounds to make words
children should repeat after the teacher
children are asking and answering questions in pairs
ALfA does not teach the alphabet first because (select all that apply)
we want to take children from existing knowledge of pictures to their first sounds
children learn more by decoding and blending sounds to make real words on their own
it's better to consolidate a few letters at a time than rote memorize the whole alphabet
What are some reasons why many learners struggle with traditional methods of teaching math? (Select all that apply)
It can seem too abstract, removed from daily life
Children are taught a technique without understanding the reasons behind it
There is only one right answer and no scope for creativity
Children are inherently bad at maths
Which one of the following cannot be considered as a Guiding Principle for ALfA?
Teacher as galvanizer
Paired learning
Teacher-centred and teacher-led learning process
Encouraging children to find their own solutions & not come up to the teacher
Children making their own questions
Order the four steps of an ALfA lesson before proceeding to the two sets of assessments.
Teacher-child demonstrates from front
Pair of children demonstrate from front
Whole class works in pairs
Pairs make new questions & setting homework for each other
How do you perceive the importance of 4C skills and traits in nurturing well-rounded children?
What aspects, if any, do you feel you need more training in to become a confident ALfA Galvanizer?
What aspect of today's workshop inspired you or captured your interest in a way that will influence your classroom practice?
